Sony Mdrnc22/Blk Noise Canceling Headphone (Black)

Comment: I bought these from Amazon for $60 when they were on sale. I must say I was pleasantly surprised with their performance. For this type of earbud, they are quite comfortable. They come with the standard range of silicone plug inserts, but these seem softer than most.

I've used them on several airplane trips and while they are not as good as over-ear models, they do quite well, especially at filtering out mid-range engine sounds and passenger chatter. I was able to sleep with them in during the flight. I should point out that the noise-canceling feature seems to work best when the AAA battery is fresh, and seems to gradually diminish as the battery gets depleted. Typically one AAA will last about 6-8 hours of use. The first time I turned them on with a fresh battery, I was actually surprised at how powerful the cancellation was.. it felt/sounded as if my head was being plunged into a bucket of water, everything getting muffled and distant.

Also included is an airline headphone adapter, but I've never used it. They are kind enough to include a little felt cinch-bag to contain all the bits and pieces, the good kind that has a bead-lock so that it doesn't open in your luggage. I've also found the felt bag makes a handy screen-wipe for laptop LCDs.

All and all, for $60 they are great. I wouldn't consider paying too much more than that though. It might be nice if there was a variable slider for the cancellation, but it's just an on-off switch, with a momentary cutoff switch that you can press in case someone is talking to you.

Comment: These aren't the best ear phones in the world, and for low level noise I didn't find them overly effective, BUT for loud noises they can't be beat. I routinely used these for long C-130 flights and they work well enough that I could listen to my Ipod halfway up on the volume with out any problems. These even work better than the foam earplugs when boarding the aircraft during hot refueling (engines on and feathered. I also liked them because they have a monitor button that you can push to bring all of the sound back.

Having said all of that the cord is an ackward length and the battery pack is in the middle not quite far enough away to clip on your waist, and the ear buds kinda suck. For the money though they are great and I think better than my Boise noise canceling headphones.

Oh and you can sleep with them on quite well.

Comment: I bought this because when riding the bus I would hear more noise than music. The noise cancelling is fair and the fit is also fair. I would not spend over 100 for this pair of ear buds. At best this is a 50.00 pair of ear buds.

Comment: I was hoping for a good earbud noise cancelling headphone that did not cost $300. This is not it. FIrst of all Sony advertises that it cancels 87%, while the packaging says 75%. When questioning a Sony customer service rep, he acknowledged that the Sony web page had incorrect information and 75% was correct.

I do have an over the ear noise cancelling headphone, however, when traveling on airlines for many hours, it is certainly more comfortable to have ear buds should you want to sleep on your side. The comfort somewhat overcomes the shortfall of the noise cancelling capabilities.

Comment: pretty good earphones. When i plug it to my ipod only one dot of volume is needed to blast your ear off. noise canceling works good but not that great. If care a little about the noise cancelation then I would really recommend this to anyone. WARNING!!! don't bust your volume up cause you will have ear damage .